Can a defendant appeal from a sentence imposed from a no contest plea?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Bahu, A118941 (Cal. App. 4/25/2008), A118941 (Cal. App. 2008):

Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, appellant appeals from the sentences imposed in three separate cases in which he had entered pleas of no contest consistent with a plea agreement negotiated with the prosecution. The trial court granted his request for a certificate of probable cause to contest the validity of his pleas, but appellant never filed a motion seeking to withdraw any of his pleas. We affirm the judgments rendered and sentences imposed in all three cases.

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